2021; Hong Kong, China

With the confluence of accelerating trajectories, including the development of AI, climate change, and the rising economies of East and Southeast Asia, and shifting geopolitical matrixes that challenge post-war indexes of power, we approach a critical moment in history, an appropriate time to reflect on the meaning of art and art-making in a Southeast-Asian context.  On the occasion of Ken Ueno’s installation performances of Daedalus Drones at the Asia Society, a panel of experts is assembled with the aim of tackling this reflection from broad and diverse critical perspectives, commenting on the various vectors that Ueno’s work encompasses.

2021; New York, New York

Professor of Choreography and Emerging Technologies at Brown University, Sydney Skybetter, narrates the choreographic history that bridges dancing military robots, surveillant software platforms and centuries-old French dance notation practices. Through analyses of ballet history and contemporary robotics manufacturer Boston Dynamics, Skybetter will sketch out the risks and opportunities of the emerging, interdisciplinary field of choreorobotics.

2021; Edinburgh, Scotland

Where does the body meet technology? Are we at the forefront of the blend of body and technologies, or does soft flesh still meet hard metal? Where does the body end and the robot begin? With former soldier / author and artist Harry Parker + choreographer and robotic researcher Sydney Skybetter.